| If you suffer from chronic insomnia you know how | | | | contain these sounds can be bought at many online |
| frustrating it is to try again and again to get rest and | | | | stores. |
| never quite reach it. Adding in the frustration of | | | | - Meditation: Focusing your mind and reducing the |
| trying things like teas, milk and honey, tinctures and | | | | amount of things buzzing around in your mind can |
| other home remedies that don't work for you can | | | | help your brain to relax. It doesn't have to be a |
| only make it worse. But before you give up trying to | | | | complex process, simply lie down in a darkened room, |
| find a natural cure for insomnia, consider trying a few | | | | close your eyes and focus on the rhythms of your |
| other methods that have been proven to work even | | | | body. Imagine your feet getting heavy and relaxed |
| for the chronic insomniac. | | | | then falling to sleep, move on up your body part by |
| What are These Natural Cures for Insomnia? | | | | part repeating this process. It can help you focus on |
| - Change Your Diet: Making major changes to what | | | | a task that blocks out the jumble of thoughts and |
| you eat and when you eat it can have a positive | | | | stress and feel more in tune with your body. |
| effect on your irregular sleep/wake cycle. Reducing | | | | Periodically closing your eyes throughout the day and |
| or removing processed foods from your diet is a | | | | clearing your thoughts can help reduce the effects of |
| great step in the right direction, sugars, fats and | | | | stress and anxiety as well. |
| preservatives should also be reduced or avoided. | | | | - Hydrotherapy: Water is soothing. You may have |
| Following a diet plan that is close to the guidelines set | | | | heard that a warm bath can help you go to sleep; |
| out by the recommended daily food allowance will | | | | the fact is that this is true. Hydrotherapy has been |
| reduce the amount of foods that could be affecting | | | | used since it's conception in ancient Greece and |
| your sleep cycles as many food additives contribute | | | | continues to prove an effective treatment for |
| to stress and anxiety. Caffeine, tobacco products, | | | | insomnia. Take a foot bath before bed, run some |
| and alcohol are all stimulants, reduce or remove these | | | | warm water into a tub or foot basin adding Epsom |
| from your diet as well. Avoid having them after lunch | | | | salts or essential oils can make it even more |
| time. | | | | effective. Take a neutral bath, run water that is |
| - Sound Therapy: Certain sounds can affect the | | | | slightly cooler than body temp (about 94-97degrees |
| natural rhythm of the mind. When they are listened | | | | F) and soak in it for awhile. Adding sea salts and |
| to on a regular basis it can help regulate the brain | | | | essential oils to a hot bath can be very effective |
| waves that allow for relaxation and sleep, reducing | | | | when you relax in its warmth for 20-30 minutes. |
| the time it takes to get to sleep drastically. CDs that | | | | |